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Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.
At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.
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Position Description:
Okta is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to help us take our product offerings and integrations to the next level. You will have an unique opportunity to help define and build the next generation of capabilities to expand our breadth and depth of new access security products. You’ll partner with the Product Team and Business Development to build a compelling product vision and introduce critical new capabilities to drive adoption and ubiquity of our platform and enrich our ecosystem. If you are someone with a passion and a track record in leading engineering teams in building engaging products, who is technical and business savvy with the willingness to work collaboratively with stakeholders in adjacent products and organizations, this is the place for you!

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Product Management and Engineering Architects to drive product and technology roadmaps. Have the ability to help teams reconcile seemingly contradictory requirements and priorities to arrive at a strategy that will move the needle for the Business
• Drive product release strategy and planning. Set targets, and measure success and effectiveness of deliverables leveraging Agile methodology
• Establish strong cross-functional and cross-organizational relationships with engineering leadership and field teams
• Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
• Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the Engineering teams as well as cross functional teams
• Lead, recruit, and mentor engineers and engineering managers

• Interface with QA, Product Management, Technical Support, and Technical Operations

  Minimum REQUIRED Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 15+ years of experience of building large-scale products

• Proven ability to lead high-performing Engineering teams to deliver technical product releases from launch to scale. Drive continuous product improvement; effectively align resources to achieve key business priorities, including appropriate scope, high quality and timely product releases
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders across organizations
• Ability to identify opportunities and challenges with constant evaluation to foster innovation to mitigate impediments and drive success
• Experience in building, working with, and understanding products that defend against identity and cybersecurity attacks
• Skills in managing multiple teams, with a capacity to manage a geographically diverse team
• Strong knowledge of devops and cloud infrastructure services (AWS preferred)
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including requirements analysis, debugging and risk assessment
• Experience with identity, machine learning, and device security

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

• Work collaboratively with Product Management and Engineering Architects to drive product and technology roadmaps. Have the ability to help teams reconcile seemingly contradictory requirements and priorities to arrive at a strategy that will move the needle for the Business
• Drive product release strategy and planning. Set targets, and measure success and effectiveness of deliverables leveraging Agile methodology
• Establish strong cross-functional and cross-organizational relationships with engineering leadership and field teams
• Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement
• Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the engineering and management teams
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the Engineering teams as well as cross functional teams
• Lead, recruit, and mentor engineers and engineering managers
• Interface with QA, Product Management, Technical Support, and Technical Operation